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Thanks for the reviews. This is kind of a shorter chapter, sorry. Let's see what Anton and Phoebe are up to...

CHAPTER 10

Riley and Phoebe formed in an old apartment. It was dark, but that didn't matter to him. He pushed Phoebe against the wall and reached in, forcing a kiss. She tried to push him away. "What is wrong with you Riley?" She asked.

"Riley isn't here any more." Anton replied. Phoebe tried to squirm away, but Anton's grasp became tighter and tighter. He reached a hand around her neck. "Maybe this will be better." He tried to focus on his glamouring power. Right before Phoebe's eyes, Riley's face transformed into Anton's. He thrust Phoebe aside, her body crashing into an unfinished wall. She was left unconscious.

Anton reached for a light switch to verify his surroundings. He was certain he had blinked or faded into his old apartment in Chinatown, but he was unaware of the construction that was happening there. It didn't resemble the place he had once called home while in it's renovated state.

He grumbled in anger as he faded out. He went back to the Underworld to retrieve Pearl Russel's magic book and to get Zenic's book as well, so he could use the spell to bring back Pearl's spirit into Phoebe's body. He grabbed a few of the candles also. Piper and Wyatt were too focused on what was happening to Paige's spirit and too focused on finding Phoebe. They were so focused that they didn't even think to grab Pearl's magic book.

Back at the apartment, as Phoebe was beginning to stir, Anton stood over her body. The candles were already lit. He held the book in his hand, opened to the spell he needed. "Spirit to Spirit, I call to thee, Pearl Russel return to me, this body is my gift to you, enter it and be renewed." He chanted.

"Wait, no." Phoebe protested. She tried to make it to her feet.

Anton repeated the spell and a black shadow started forming, aiming for Phoebe's body. Her body lurched back as the shadow entered it. Familiar eyes stared at Anton with love and lust behind them and he knew that Pearl was back. "My love?" He questioned.

Pearl smiled at him. "How is this possible?" She asked.

"It's a long story, but now we can pick up where we left off." He answered, smiling back. He reached for her hand, taking it gently. "First we make our love official and then, we take out your descendants so they can't send us back to hell." They both faded out.

Across town on a dark street corner, they both appeared. "I don't recall this being one of your powers." Pearl said to Anton, surprised that he didn't blink as he always had.

"This body is one of my descendants and I think I'm accessing not only my powers, but his as well. Once we kill your descendants, we'll have to be rid of the spirits that belong to these bodies." Anton replied. He gazed at his surroundings. "There used to be a store here that had wedding dresses. Of course, that was years ago."

"I remember, it was called Steins Bridal Shop." Pearl glanced across the street and pointed. "There it is, it's still here." It was an old store, a place passed on through many generations.

Anton smiled, taking her hand again. They faded into the shop and he watched as Pearl browsed the dresses.

Back at the manor Paige had informed Henry about everything that had happened. She explained that the warlock had been vanquished and that she was back in her body. She spoke about Phoebe and how they were now trying to find her before something serious could happen.

Piper woke Chris and let him head off to bed. He had been keeping Alyson, Alex, and Mark in the manor until the warlock could be taken care of. It was late and they had all fallen asleep. She woke the others and told them it was finally safe to leave. Mark was more than eager to leave. He didn't understand what was going on. He didn't believe in magic and warlocks. The whole day had been so strange to him.

Leo emerged from the kitchen. He had trouble sleeping when he knew his wife was out fighting evil. "Hey, you're back." He said to Piper.

"Yeah, but we have a situation." She replied to him.

"Is it the warlock?" Leo asked.

"Zenic was vanquished, but Anton is back or so we think and he has Phoebe." She explained. "Paige and Wyatt are upstairs scrying for her as we speak."

"But how?" Leo seemed confused. Anton had been vanquished years ago.

"It's complicated. I should go see if they found Phoebe." She reached in for a quick kiss and headed back up to the attic.

Wyatt let out a yawn as he watched Paige dangle the scrying crystal over a map. She held Phoebe's car keys with it. It dropped, finally revealing a location. "We got her." Paige declared.

Piper walked in. "Great, where is she?"

"Looks like she's down town." Paige answered.

"Ok, let's go." Wyatt said.

"No, no." Piper argued. "You've done enough and you have school in the morning. You need to get some sleep. We can handle this."

"But Mom..." Wyatt tried to argue back.

"No butts. I'm glad you want to help, but you need your sleep too. This isn't anything we haven't handled before." She explained.

Wyatt rolled his eyes in protest, but he knew better than to argue with his mother. "Ok, fine. Good night Mom, night Aunt Paige." He said before walking off to bed.

"Night." Paige and Piper both said in unison.

Piper faced Paige. "Let's go get Phoebe."

Paige took Piper's hand and orbed out, appearing on a street downtown. They both looked around. A flower shop stood at the corner next to them. "They were getting flowers at this time of the night?" Paige asked rhetorically.

Piper saw the wedding dress shop across the street. "I'm betting they were looking at wedding dresses." She pointed to the shop.

"Wait, are they going to try and get married?" Paige seemed a little grossed out at the thought. "Why would Anton want to marry Phoebe?"

"Maybe he found a way to bring Pearl back." Piper replied. "They could be trying to pick up where they left off."

Paige walked over to the shop and Piper followed. She peeked into one of the windows. "If they were here, they're long gone now. There's no one in there." She said.

"Well, they'll probably have to wait until morning to get married. No one around here to marry them at this time of night." Piper hoped to be right with her statement. If Anton could blink or transport himself somehow, there was nothing stopping them from heading to Vegas for a quickie wedding though.

Anton saw the two Charmed Ones appearing across the street from the bridal shop. He softly called out to Pearl. "I hope you have a dress picked. We have to go."

Pearl stepped out in a one strap tulle ball gown. It was ivory with a sweat heart neckline and beaded lace flowers that adorned the bodice and skirt. Parts of the gown seemed modern to her, while other parts reminded her of the elegance of her own fashion decade. "What do you think?" She asked, taking a twirl in her chosen dress.

"You're absolutely beautiful." He smiled and reached for her hand. They were both gone in an instance.

On the street, Paige had suggested they go back the manor and scry again for Phoebe. "No, wait." Piper said. "If they were in there..." She motioned to the bridal shop. "they may have been caught on tape. That means if anyone sees it and notices anything missing, they could come after Phoebe once we save her."

"Ok, I'll orb in and get the tapes." Paige replied.

Anton has found a way to bring Pearl back. Let's hope Piper and Paige can stop them before they can get married...lol. Let me know your thoughts. Thanks!